Monthly Archives: October 2013

Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy posted the above photo to her Instagram page, along with a message to raise awareness of mercury poisoning.

Mercury can be found in many common household items including glass thermometers, batteries, fluorescent lightbulbs, etc.

Causes

The main cause of mercury Poisoning is consuming a diet of fish or foods that contains high levels of selenium and mercury. Exposure to mercury can also come from breathing contaminated air (fumes from burning charcoal) or from direct exposure to mercury when working in laboratories, dentist’s offices, clinics, hospitals, etc.

Rapper/actor Common took a swig of a Starbucks beverage while waiting outside Trump SoHo luxury hotel in New York City for….
actress Regina King, who will host “Black Girls Rock” on BET on Nov. 3. It’s been a long dry spell for King since she was dumped by former ‘Cosby’ kid Malcolm Jamal-Warner. But from the looks of things, that dry spell may be over for her.Photos (2): Steffman-Turgeon / Splash News

The US Marine Corps is fighting a switch to new “unisex” caps imposed by the Obama administration. According to a report on the NY Post website, the Marine brass “flipped their lids” over Obama’s demand that they choose a more “girly”, less masculine cap — called a cover — and switch to a more feminine looking lid.

The press release went on to note that the Obama admin. did not order the new change. But that info conflicts with a “voting form” sent out to all marines to choose “one” new cap for ALL marines — males and females.

American singer Beyonce created an instant landmark out a rundown shack in Melbourne, Australia simply by posing half naked in front of it. A landmark is usually recognized for its historic significance. But I guess they do things differently down under. Watch the video below.

Update: Loyal reader Outsidethebox requested that I add Beyonce’s skydiving video to this post. Watch the video after the break.

Rap mogul Jay Z is under pressure to cancel his upcoming watch launch at Barneys New York after two black consumers accused the high end retailer of racial profiling. College student Travon Christian filed a lawsuit against Barneys and the NYPD after he was detained and accused of using a stolen debit card to pay for his purchase of a $300 belt.

A great photograph captures a moment in time that is ingrained in our memories forever. When we look at a great photo, such as the above picture of Notre Dame junior running back Cam McDaniel, we don’t take into account the lighting, angle, exposure, quality of the lens glass, camera aperture, shutter speed, etc. But all of those factors can (and do) affect what we see. Scores of women (and gay men) are swooning over this photo of McDaniel running through a defensive line, with a movie star smile, after his helmet was knocked off.

Reality TV starlet Kim Kardashian, 33, and music producer Kanye West, 36, were spotted arriving at Spago Restaurant for an intimate dinner for 2 last night. Kanye had that faraway look of a loose cannon with a lit fuse. West was recently charged with assaulting a Paparazzi at LAX Airport. The paparazzo promised to drop the charges if Kanye treated him and his family to dinner. But Kanye reportedly flipped the table over when he saw the $12,000 dinner bill. According to Creambmp.com, the rapper reportedly said “I hope you get a picture of this sh*t,” after flipping the table over. Kanye added: “By the time he pays that off his kids will be taking pictures of my kids-kids taking a sh*t.”Photo: All Access Photo / Splash News

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson rescues a little girl’s pet cat in this new advertisement promoting the health benefits of drinking milk. The ad copy reads: “Protein to save the day. 8 grams in every 8 oz glass. got milk?” it has just been announced that Johnson, 41, will star in a new reality TV series, in which he lends a helping hand to everyday people who are facing enormous challenges in their lives. Johnson recently faced a challenge of his own when he went under the knife to repair a hernia he suffered from lifting heavy weights. Most weight lifters who suffer a similar injury often resort to taking steroids to bulk up. Image is everything to them.

The ObamaCare hotline operator who spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity about the problem plagued ObamaCare website was fired from her job.

In response to the negative press about problems accessing his Healthcare.gov website, President Obama gave out a toll-free number to buy health insurance.

Hannity called the 800 number and spoke with operator Earline Davis during his live radio show on Monday. Ms. Davis was very helpful and answered all of Hannity’s probing questions. She even read the script that she and other operators were told to tell callers.